Battle of the Books 2023 - Junior

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Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Aski, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek...

2) Beatrice and Croc Harry: a novel

Author

Hill, Lawrence

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Beatrice, a young girl, wakes up in a mysterious forest tree house. She must set out on a journey to search for identity and healing.

3) Berani

Author

Kadarusman, Michelle

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"Perspectives of two Indonesian middle-schoolers and a caged orangutan entwine. Wealthy Malia faces the consequences of disobediently circulating an anti-palm-oil petition at her school, resulting in suspensions for herself, her best friend, and her teacher. Ari, fortunate to be plucked from his impoverished village to attend school and compete in chess tournaments, helps the uncle who is hosting him but worries about Ginger Juice, the orangutan his...

4) The breadwinner

Author

Ellis, Deborah

Series

Breadwinner series volume 1

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When Parvana's father is arrested and taken to jail, she must disuise herself as a boy in order to earn money for her family.

5) Camp X

Author

Walters, Eric

Series

Camp X volume 1

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It's 1942 and nearly-twelve-year-old George and his older brother Jack are spending a restless wartime summer in Whitby, Ontario. One afternoon they stumble across a military base and are swept into the mystery and intrigue of Camp X--Canada's top-secret spy camp.

6) The case of the burgled bundle

Author

Hutchinson, Michael

Series

Mighty Muskrats mystery volume 3

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"The four cousins from the Windy Lake First Nation are back for another mystery in Book Three of the Mighty Muskrats Mystery Series -- the first two books in the series are The Case of the Missing Auntie (Book Two) and The Case of Windy Lake (Book One). The National Assembly of Cree Peoples has gathered in the Windy Lake First Nation, home to the Mighty Muskrats: Chickadee, Atim, Otter, and Sam. But when the treaty bundle, the center of a four-day...

7) The case of the missing moonstone

Author

Stratford, Jordan

Series

Wollstonecraft Detective Agency volume 1

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"Imagines an alternate 1826 London, where Ada Lovelace (the world's first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) meet as girls and form a secret detective agency. Their first case involves a stolen heirloom, a false confession, and an array of fishy suspects"--Provided by publisher.

8) Chase

Author

Barclay, Linwood

Series

Chase

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Twelve-year-old orphan Jeff becomes tangled up with Chipper, a dog fleeing from an organization that wants to bury the truth of what he is. It will be up to Chipper to keep them both alive.

9) The door in the alley

Author

Kress, Adrienne

Series

The explorers (Adrienne Kress) volume 1

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Children's Book, eAudiobook

A small boy's life is sent spiraling into adventure when he meets the mysterious members of the Explorers Club.

10) Dragons in a bag

Author

Elliott, Zetta

Series

Dragons in a bag volume 1

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In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling.

11) Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)

Author

Jordan-Fenton, Christy

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eAudiobook, eBook

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Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools.

At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. She immediately dislikes

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12) fatty legs a true story

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13) Hiding Edith: A True Story

Author

Kacer, Kathy

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14) Hiding Edith: A Holocaust Remembrance Book for Young Readers

From award-winning author Kathy Kacer - Hiding Edith is the true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl sent to live in a safe house after the Nazi invasion of France. Edith's story is remarkable not only for her own bravery, but for the bravery...

Author

Kacer, Kathy

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The true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl who was saved from the Nazis by the courage of the entire French village of Moissac. Edith's story is remarkable not only for her own bravery, but for the bravery of those that helped her: an entire village, including its mayor and citizenry, heroically conspired to conceal the presence of hundreds of Jewish children who lived in the safe house. The children went to the local school, roamed the...

15) hiding edith a true story

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16) Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy

Author

Wronski, Gareth

Description

Haunted (Joel Sutherland)

Kidnapped by alien pirates, Holly Farb must face bounty hunters, giant worms, perky holograms, and more as she tries to find the real princess and get home before her big test.

17) The house next door

Author

Sutherland, Joel A

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When Matt and his sister Sophie venture too close to the neighbour's house events take a nightmarish turn.

18) Howard Wallace, P.I

Author

Lyall, Casey

Series

Howard Wallace, P.I volume 1

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19) Innocent heroes: stories of animals in the First World War

A twelve-year-old who runs his own detective agency is convinced to take on a junior partner.

Author

Brouwer, Sigmund

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A collection of eight connected fictional stories about animal war heroes and a Canadian platoon in World War I. The Storming Normans have help from some memorable animals, including a dog who warns soldiers of a gas attack, a donkey whose stubbornness saves the day, and a cat who saves soldiers from rat bites. Each story is followed by a nonfiction section that tells the true story of these animals and of the Canadian soldiers who took Vimy Ridge....

20) The lost scroll of the physician

Author

Sevigny, Alisha

Series

Secrets of the sands volume 1

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